Myanmar vs Western Africa: Forest land — Area

Myanmar
27,095 1000 ha
in 2025
Western Africa
72,740 1000 ha
in 2025
Myanmar rank
26th
Western Africa rank
26th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Myanmar
  • Western Africa
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 72,740 1000 ha against 27,095 1000 ha in Myanmar, a difference of 45,645 1000 ha.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.7 times Myanmar's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 26th and Western Africa ranks 26th of 231 countries.

Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Western Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 37,261 1000 ha 95,300 1000 ha 58,039 1000 ha Western Africa
2000s 33,326 1000 ha 86,974 1000 ha 53,648 1000 ha Western Africa
2010s 30,137 1000 ha 79,387 1000 ha 49,249 1000 ha Western Africa
2020s 27,820 1000 ha 74,195 1000 ha 46,376 1000 ha Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Myanmar or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 72,740 1000 ha against 27,095 1000 ha in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Myanmar and Western Africa?
45,645 1000 ha, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Western Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Western Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
Myanmar ranks 26th and Western Africa ranks 26th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.